Navy plans early retirement for a third of P-3 fleet
The U.S. Navy plans to retire a third of its P-3 Orions early because the wear-and-tear on the aging patrol aircraft is turning out to be worse than expected, a service official said Nov. 18. In the past few months, the Navy has discovered "significant fatigue problems" in its P-3 fleet, prompting...
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